Fashion for Paws, the Washington Humane Society's first annual fashion fandecirc te, will be held Saturday April 14, 2007 at the Embassy of France from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., 4101 Reservoir Road, NW. Tickets are $55 per person and all proceeds will benefit the Washington Humane Society. Fashion for Paws will be followed by an after party at 11:00 p.m. at Blue Gin in Georgetown.
Fashion for Paws will feature forty of Washington, DC's most celebrated and well-known personalities as the models. Designer doggie couture will be ready-to-wag spring 2007 and women's and men's ready-to-wear apparel spring 2007.
Models will include: Earth Echo International co-founder's Philippe Cousteau, Alexandra Cousteau, Jan Cousteau, MTV's Paul Wharton, NBC4's Lindsay Czarniak, the Apprentice LA's Aaron Altscher, Fox5's Steve Chenevey, HGTV's Kelley Hundahl, AOL's Andrew Weinstein, ABC7's Pamela Brown, Todd and Ellen Gray of Equinox, Katherine Kennedy, Marco Minuto, Tony Hudgins, Ashley Taylor, Pamela Sorenson, Jennifer Cheadle, Joe Robert III, Andrea Rodgers, Wendy Adeler, Linda Roth, Antonio Cecchi, and Hadley Gamble.
In the weeks leading up to the fashion show, many of the model participants will partake in a friendly fundraising competition. The male and female winner will be chosen based on who has raised the most money for the Washington Humane Society and will be honored during Fashion for Paws with the title "Model Washingtonian of the Year." All of the money raised will go directly to the Washington Humane Society's Good Home Guarantee, a five-year plan that promises to find a home for every adoptable dog and cat that enters the shelter by 2010. To browse all of the Fashion for Paws models please visit www.washhumane.org and click on the Fashion for Paws button on the home page. In addition, the event will feature barking beauty boutiques and luxury gift items for the posh pooch and ultra chic owner. Toka Salon and Day Spa will on board as the official salon sponsor of Fashion for Paws.
For more information please call the media contact above. To purchase tickets please contact Stacey Kranitz 202-723-5730 x204, Skrantiz@washhumane.org or visit: www.washhumane.org
The Washington Humane Society is the oldest animal protection agency in Washington, D.C. Since 1870, WHS's open door policy has served homeless, lost, and abused animals in DC providing protection from cruelty, shelter from the elements, and a second chance at a loving home. No call for help goes unanswered, and no animal is ever turned away.
Contact Info: Tara deNicolas
Tel : 240-304-9824
E-mail: TdeNicolas@washhumane.org Website : the Washington Humane Society
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